Doll



Nov.16,1926. 1,607,055

PJB. COOPER DOLL Filed August 3. 1925 Patented Nov. 16,1926.

UNITED STATES v ra s PATENT or ce,

- PHOEIBE R COOPER, or BROOKLYN, NEW YoRK.

DOLL.

Application filed August 8, 1925.

The objects of this invention are to provide a doll for infants, of aform adapted to be handled by small hands unaccustomed to grasping articles, which will be incapa- -ble of harming the child in any way, which at one edge of the ring and the hands and feet being provided by appropriately positioned projections at the edges of the ring.

The details of the invention will appear as the specification proceeds.

In the drawing accompanying and forming part of this specification, one practical embodiment of the invention is illustrated in which:

Figure l is a side or face view of the doll, and

Figure 2 is a cross sectional View asgon substantially the plane of line 2-2 of Figure 1.

The ring-like doll is formed with a central aperture 4 ofa size to readily pass the hand and arm of a child, the aperture being surrounded by a perimetric body 3 of a cross sectional sizeto be readily grasped by childish hands. i

I At one edge, the upper edge in Figure 1, the ring is extended in a substantially conical projection 5, bearing the features of a face 6 and generally suggestive of ahead.

' At opposite sides of the head projection are the arm and hand projections 7 and be low these at opposite sides of the same diametrical line are the foot projections 8.

These limb projections are only of sufiicient extent to suggest the members indicated, being usually of less projection than the width of the. ring so that they are practically a part of the ring and cannot be torn loose.

The doll may be moulded or otherwise incentive to helpful ex- Serial No. 48,921.

suitably shaped, of rubber or other material, preferably all in the onepiece and be of a self-sustaining but relatively flexible nature so as to yield in the hands: of the child. The head and limb elements project so slightly as to afford noreal grip tothe child and so cannot be injured or torn off. They do, however, bear sufficient resemblance to amuse and entertain. V

In playing with the doll the child is required to exercise its grasping power in gripping the ring and additional exercise results from slipping the ring over the arm and fromrolling the ring about in the man ner of a hoop, the head and limb projections being so slight as to even allow of this latter use of the doll.

' What is claimed is:

1. A doll comprising a ring having "an opening therein of a size to pass on an infants arm and havinga conical head projectionat one edge, hand projections at opposite sides of said head projection and feet projections below the. hand projections.

2. A doll comprising a ring having an opening therein of a size to pass on an infants arm and having a conical head projection at one edge, hand projections at opposite sides of said head projection and feet projections below the hand projections,'said head and limb projections being of less extent than the width of the ring.- 1

3. A doll comprising a complete ring substantially circular in cross section of a size to be grasped in an infants hand and having an opening therethrough of asize to pass aninfants arm, said ring being self-sustained but flexibleand having appropri- PHOEBE. B. COOPER.

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